Law enforcement in Halifax County
, North Carolina are completely lost to find any leads in a home invasion turned into a gruesome murder.
<blockquote class="twitter-tweet" data-lang="en"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">Reward <a href="https://twitter.com/HalifaxCountySO">@HalifaxCountySO</a> quadruple murder case. Sheriff: victims were playing cards when killed during home invasion <a href="https://t.co/JMgyoUiMBY">https://t.co/JMgyoUiMBY</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/AndreaABC11/status/900000366359711744/photo/1">pic.twitter.com/DiU9tGqYU1</a></p>— Andrea Blanford (@AndreaABC11) <a href="https://twitter.com/AndreaABC11/status/900000366359711744">August 22, 2017</a></blockquote>
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Investigators from the Halifax County Sheriff’s Office says that two homeowners 72 year old Janice Harris and 88 year old James Harris, as well as their two houseguests, 76 year old James Whitley and 67 year old Peggy Whitley., were all found murdered inside the home.
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Detectives say the quadruple killings do not appear to have a confirmed motive, but that all four elderly adults were killed while sitting around a kitchen table, where it appears they were playing cards.
<blockquote class="twitter-tweet" data-lang="en"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">Just In: Authorities offer $7,000 reward for info leading to arrest in quadruple Halifax County homicide <a href="http://www.wral.com/sheriff-ids-couples-killed-in-halifax-county-home-invasion-reward-offered/16895543/">https://t.co/P9Fbii428H</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/wral?src=hash">#wral</a></p>— WRAL NEWS in NC (@WRAL) <a href="https://twitter.com/WRAL/status/899988493551710209">August 22, 2017</a></blockquote>
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There is some. Indication that a robbery may have taken place, according to the Halifax County Sheriff, Wes Tripp.
"I knew two of these people personally," Tripp said. "In my 33 years of law enforcement, this is my first quadruple murder."
"All four victims were members of this community and well-known, and well thought of," Tripp said. "You put your emotions aside and you work the case."
So far investigators are completely lost. The victims seemingly have no enemies and are considered respected members of the community.
How or why this happened is why police need the community's help to lead them in the right direction.
Police are now offering a large reward for any potential information leading to the arrest of the individual(s) who may be responsible for the quadruple homicide.
Anyone with information on the suspect's or the victims is asked to call the Halifax County Sheriff's Office at (252) 583-8201, CrimeStoppers at (252) 583-4444, or SBI at (919) 779-8188.
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